Abigail Adams

January 01, 1700 - January 01, 1700

"What is it that affectionate parents require of their Children for all their care, anxiety, and toil on their accounts? Only that they would be wise, virtuous, Benevolent and kind."source: To John Quincy Adams, November 20, 1783.parenting, children, character, benevolence

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